---
type: "Bill"
title: "Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions."
description: "Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/nj"
legislature: "New Jersey Legislature"
session: "221"
identifier: "S 1548"
citation: "New Jersey S 1548 (221)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SCH BOARDS", "SCH FACILITI"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Muñoz, Nancy F.", "Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina", "Turner, Shirley K."]
version_count: 2
action_count: 7
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2025-03-31T04:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e51ddbe2-7777-4b97-9cd3-500cf76cd205"
source_url: "https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/leg-databases/"
source_hash: "6cc25d35e0f3ec2e8dba5957a65ce2885241c0e42bbc48c0db7aa18a68cf4356"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-nj"]
---

# New Jersey S 1548 (221) — Requires school districts to adopt policies concerning student use of sunscreen and sun-protective clothing at school and school-sponsored functions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced Version** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1548_I1.HTM)
2. **Reprint SED 12/5/24 1R** (committee substitute) — [source](https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S2000/1548_R1.HTM)

## Votes

- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **76–0** (pass) · lower
- 3RDG FINAL PASSAGE — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Reported out of Senate committee with amendments — **5–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Muñoz, Nancy F. — primary (person)
- Reynolds-Jackson, Verlina — primary (person)
- Turner, Shirley K. — primary (person)
- Azzariti Jr., John V. — cosponsor (person)
- Matsikoudis, Michele — cosponsor (person)
- O'Scanlon, Declan J. — cosponsor (person)
- Simonsen, Erik K. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-09T05:00:00+00:00** Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-12-05T05:00:00+00:00** Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading `committee-passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Passed Senate (38-0) `passage`
- **2024-12-19T05:00:00+00:00** Received in the Assembly without Reference, 2nd Reading
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Substituted for A1028 (1R)
- **2025-03-24T04:00:00+00:00** Passed Assembly (Passed Both Houses) (76-0-0) `passage`
- **2025-03-31T04:00:00+00:00** Approved P.L.2025, c.37. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e51ddbe2-7777-4b97-9cd3-500cf76cd205`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official New Jersey legislature records).